tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post2817543818659032134..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: A Dawn Like ThunderGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-39054358944483353212009-06-25T16:36:52.477-04:002009-06-25T16:36:52.477-04:00July 8, the son of the Navigator/Bombardier of the...July 8, the son of the Navigator/Bombardier of the fourth B-25 to lift off the USS Hornet on the bombing mission "Thirty Seconds over Tokyo" will tell the story of his father bailing out over China after his plane ran out of fuel.<br><br /><a href="http://www.asiarooms.com" rel="nofollow">Visit</a>Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857494673831574194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-65988685402956103862009-06-06T22:31:24.183-04:002009-06-06T22:31:24.183-04:00My dad was part of the crew of the Hornet (CV-8) d...My dad was part of the crew of the Hornet (CV-8) during that period, and continued to serve on that ship until it was sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz. <br /><br />Although he distinguished himself by his actions under fire, he told of those incidents only after determined wheedling. Most of his stories were of the other guys he'd admired and messed around with. Stories of liberty, building sailboats from scraps, exploring on islands they visited. <br /><br />Throughout my childhood, I saw off-duty sailors and officers coaching baseball teams, helping with scout packs and troops, ushering in chapel, escorting kids around at Halloween, et cetera. I'd been to funerals of dads killed in flight deck screwups often enough to know that peacetime military aviation had a heavy cost, too.<br /><br />When the 60's unfolded, I absolutely knew the Left were lying about the military being a bunch of cowardly butchers.<br /><br />I'd seen the truth.Mad Fiddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201840057787204907noreply@blogger.com